I have a tenant who wants to get a dog. She's a good tenant (as evidenced by the fact that she raised the pet issue with me rather than just doing it), and I want to accommodate her to maintain our positive relationsh...

Dear Community,
I was having an interesting discussion with another landlord on the real estate partners discord (https://discord.gg/pKh34Yu3PM) regarding tenants having service dogs. So basically, some jurisdictions...

More and more tenants and tenant applicants are quick to perk up and claim "I have a pitbull, it's an emotional support animal" as if they have found some fool proof loophole. Some applicants have as many as 3 pitbull...

I was messaged by someone interested in renting my duplex. Not only are they looking to move in “immediately” (red flag) but they also stated they have a service dog and another small dog. My listing and lease both sa...

Ok, so I don't have all the specifics yet on how it works - and if someone does, please post here - but as of Monday there will be a process for verification of emotional support/service animals in Tennessee, and crim...

Hi,
I have a duplex that is very updated with good tenants except for 1 issue....they started to smell. The tenants pay on time, or early. They help with little things to fix around the property. Recently, I noticed ...

I know that we need to allow for service dogs in NYS...BUT...here is what we put in our ad...We will consider a small pet with a $1500 security deposit and $25/month rent increase (we do not allow dogs in our other ho...

I’m working on my first rental agreement. There’s a few areas I need advise on how to word appropriately in the contract:1. Pets - they will not be allowed to have pets living their. They may have pet (likely dog) vis...

I regularly teach courses at the RPOA and find that there are a few laws that many Michigan landlords miss in their management practices. Here are the top 10 I observe: Not following Federally and State mandated lead...

I wanted to share with you a situation that recently came up with one of our rentals regarding service dogs.  Please note we are located in Pennsylvania, though this issue is at a federal level.  The Situation:   Our ...